Re: Mad At Microsoft (Security)

From: Shenan T. Stanley (news_helper_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 11/22/03 

Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 15:20:05 -0600

Bill Sanderson <> wrote:
> Robert - the patch which prevented blaster from infecting your
> machine was available about 6 weeks, as I recall, before blaster
> struck. So--yes--turn on Windows Update and allow it to patch your
> machine automatically.

 "techie" <> wrote:
> Unfortunately, Windows updates are sometimes as destructive as any
> virus.
> :(

Bill Sanderson <> wrote:
> No they are not--and anyone here who's had damage or even lost time
> from a virus infection can back me up on that.
>
> Yes, the patching process isn't perfect, but there really is no
> comparison.

techie <> wrote:
> I've never had to rebuild a Windows system because of an email virus,
> but I used to have to rebuild mine all the time because of the "IE
> virus". I preferred Netscape, did NOT want IE with all its OS changes
> installed on my system, but every time I installed Windows update it
> was back again. And the only way you could remove it was to reformat
> and start over.
>
> Lately people are having to contend with the "DRM virus". Any update
> you install may, without warning, contain DRM code that disables
> currently working software or cuts off access to currenty available
> data.

First off, if you had to rebuild your system to "get rid of IE" - that's
just wrong. I have several systems without IE that get updates from a SUS
server and - hey - look at that - I never rebuild them. I have serveral
friends who are like you and also prefer it not to be on their system
(although you could just not use it) - and they have no problem either.

As for the Digital Rights Management - yeah - I suppose some will find it
annoying. None that I know have actually had TROUBLE with it yet, but the
future is always uncertain. 

-- 
Shenan Stanley
"Just trying to help"

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